I read in Fara & Moonie's blog that they would like to be travelling partners and go to each other's dream destinations. They're as siamese as siamese twins can be.
And for all it's worth, for the record... i too would like to state my dream locale.
Looking back at all the events that have led me to where i am now... i would like to think that my dream destination would be HOME. For that's where it all starts and where it would hopefully end. I'm like a salmon, i swim all my life to another place, but come back to square one to lay my eggs (in this case, plant my roots) and die. For whenever i leave home, yeah, after the initial novelty fades, i can't seem to stop myself from feeling hopelessly homesick.
Home's where my family is..
Where i can keep in contact with good friends..
Where i can seek solace in my familar surroundings..
Where my pillow beckons..
Where i hide my stash of rainy day funds (yup, like an old ah ma with her loot tin-only mine's pitifully bare)..
Where i can crash onto bed and watch tv all day..
Where i can call my own..
Where i don't have to share..
Where i collect all my junk (shoes, bags!!) ..
Where i can sob, wail and cry without shame and be undoubtly just myself..
So the world can flip itself over, and i still wouldn't give a damn. No ice-capped mountains, no rustic counrty views. Not even gadgetland.
Home is.. just home. My own.
As Ernie once sang...
I Don't Want To Live On The MoonWritten by Jeff Moss 1978 Festival Attractions, Inc. (ASCAP)
sung by Ernie (Jim Henson)
Well, I'd like to visit the moon On a rocket ship high in the air
Yes, I'd like to visit the moon
But I don't think I'd like to live there
Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above
I would miss all the places and people I love
So although I might like it for one afternoon
I don't want to live on the moon
I'd like to travel under the sea
I could meet all the fish everywhere
Yes, I'd travel under the sea
But I don't think I'd like to live there
I might stay for a day there if I had my wish
But there's not much to do when your friends are all fish
And an oyster and clam aren't real family
So I don't want to live in the sea
I'd like to visit the jungle, hear the lions roar
Go back in time and meet a dinosaur
There's so many strange places I'd like to be
But none of them permanently
So if I should visit the moon
Well, I'll dance on a moonbeam and then I will make a wish on a star
And I'll wish I was home once again
Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above
I would miss all the places and people I love
So although I may go I'll be coming home soon
'Cause I don't want to live on the moon
No, I don't want to live on the moon
Transcribed by sharib@merle.acns.nwu.edu
I love Jim Henson. Always have and always will
Your legacy continues to charm the hearts of children and the young at heart
Rest in peace my dear friend. Rest in peace.
